Interactive video display system

Abstract

An interactive video display system. A display screen is for displaying a visual image for presentation to a user. A camera is for detecting an object in an interactive area located in front of the display screen, the camera operable to capture three-dimensional information about the object. A computer system is for directing the display screen to change the visual image in response to the object.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a Continuation-in-Part Patent Application claiming priority from co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 160,217, filed on May 28, 2002, entitled “INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM,” by Bell, and assigned to the assignee of the present application, co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 946,263, filed on Sep. 20, 2004, entitled “SELF-CONTAINED INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM,” by Bell et al., and assigned to the assignee of the present application, co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 946,084, filed on Sep. 20, 2004, entitled “SELF-CONTAINED INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM,” by Bell, and assigned to the assignee of the present application, co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 946,414, filed on Sep. 20, 2004, entitled “INTERACTIVE VIDEO WINDOW DISPLAY SYSTEM,” by Bell, and assigned to the assignee of the present application, all of which are herein incorporated by reference, and co-p...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] In one embodiment, the self-contained interactive video display system further includes an infrared camera for creating a second interactive area. In one embodiment, the camera provides the computer system with three-dimensional information at a first frame rate and the infrared camera provides the computer system with two-dimensional information at a second frame rate, wherein the first frame rate is slower than the second frame rate, such that the computer system is operable to generate high quality three-dimensional information based on the three-dimensional information and the two-dimensional information. In one embodiment, the computer system can identify a portion of people near the self-contained interactive video display system actively interact with the self-contained interactive video display system by determining people in the second interactive area that do not enter the interactive area.

Problems solved by technology

While more engaging than static displays, dynamic displays do not typically provide interactivity between a user and the display.

Moreover, typically touchscreens can only receive one input at any time, and are not able to discern the shape of the input.

Furthermore, because current touchscreens cannot discern the shape of input, they are limited in the type of information that can be presented in response to interaction.

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